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The Global 4D Printing Market is estimated to reach USD 64.5 million by 2019 and grow at a CAGR exceeding 33.2% from 2020 to 2025, which is primarily attributed to its rising demand in the military & defense, aerospace, automotive, and healthcare industries. 4D printing is an advanced process for printing customizable smart materials where an object is 3D printed using a programmable material. It enables the material objects to adjust their appearance or shape over time by using internal or external stimuli, such as change in temperature or water immersion subjected to pressure, electric current, UV light, or other form energies. 4D printing, with its form changing tools, is estimated to revolutionize every industry on a global scale as the technology offers advantages of reduced resource consumption and energy wastage.
Researchers are increasingly emphasizing on 4D printing materials, primarily focusing at the microscopic level. Technologies incorporating shape memory alloys are developed wherein a temperature change results in the change of an object's shape. Additionally, newer technologies are also utilizing electroactive polymers, pressurized fluids, smart materials, and chemicals.
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Technology needs are ever increasing in today's rapidly changing environment. The market is anticipated to witness a robust growth over the forecast period, which is ascribed to the increased demand for technological innovation in the fields of military & defense, automotive, aerospace, and healthcare, resulting in the rising adoption of 4D printing. Additionally, the latent scope for innovations and product development is likely to supplement the market demand over the coming years.
The increasing demand for reduction in the cost of manufacturing and processing is another major factor anticipated to accelerate the 4D printing market growth by 2025. Moreover, there is a growing demand for efficient material and resource management. The self-transforming property of the technology would lead to the use of limited materials for several purposes, which in turn would lead to reduced wastage of natural resources, thereby maintaining a sustainable environment. Thus, the increasing focus on ensuring a sustainable environment is likely to accelerate the demand in the near future.
The high development cost, growing insecurity of policy makers as the technology is yet to be commercialized, and rising issues related to intellectual property rights and potential safety hazards are some of the factors estimated to restrain the development of the 4D printing market. However, the increasing opportunities for key players are expected to overpower the aforementioned restraints, thereby driving the growth over the next few years.
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Further key findings from the report suggest:
• Programmable carbon fiber is anticipated to emerge as the largest product segment over the forecast period as it is extremely light and strong, like traditional carbon fiber; requires no complex electronics, actuators, or sensors; minimizes failure-prone mechanisms; and decreases the total weight of the product.
• The military & defense sector is expected to be the largest contributor to the overall 4D printing market, accounting for more than 25% of the share in 2019, which is followed by the aerospace segment.
• North America is anticipated to emerge as a dominant region for 4D printing market by 2025 owing to high investments in R&D in the region, which is boosting the 4D printing technology.
• Key players such as Stratasys Ltd., Autodesk Inc., and Hewlett-Packard Inc. are estimated to dominate the market over the forecast period with their emphasis on expanding the market presence through a series of new product launches, announcements, and partnerships.
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Release date: 30 March 1987
Tracks: (Click for codes to singles charts.) Sign 'O' the Times (3/7/87, #3 US, #10 UK, #1 RB) / Play in the Sunshine / Housequake / Ballad of Dorothy Parker / It / Starfish and Coffee / Slow Love / Hot Thing (11/14/87, #63 US, #10a RB) / Forever in My Life / U Got the Look (with Sheena Easton; 8/1/87, #2 US, #11 UK, #10 RB) / If I Was Your Girlfriend (5/30/87, #67 US, #20 UK, #9a RB) / Strange Relationship / I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (11/14/87, #10 US, #29 UK) / The Cross / It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night / Adore
Sales (in millions): 2.25 US, 0.3 UK, 4.5 world
Peak: 6 US, 4 UK
Review: "Soul, sex, excess: everything U listen 2 Prince 4." BL "It took Prince three years to nail a worthy follow-up to 1984's 13-times-platinum Purple Rain," BL but this double album, "the most expansive R&B record of the Eighties," RS500 shows Prince pushing "his own boundaries on a sprawling rock-soul soundscape dotted by searing messages and wild mood swings." UT It "silenced people…wondering whether superstardom had made Prince lose his touch," DBW reminding the world he was "merely the most gifted pop musician of his generation." RC
"With songs culled from a series of aborted albums" TL – including the "the aborted triple album Crystal Ball and the abandoned Camille project" AMG – "during the nadir of Prince's Purple Rain hangover, Sign O' the Times has no business being anything but a career-sinking mess." TL Instead, it not only "topped [Purple Rain] artistically," BL but "it's the best album of the '80s." TL
"Fearless, eclectic, and defiantly messy," AMG "this kinky double disc" BL "falls into the tradition of tremendous, chaotic double albums like The Beatles, Exile on Main St., and London Calling – albums that are fantastic because of their overreach, their great sprawl. Prince shows nearly all of his cards here, from bare-bones electro-funk and smooth soul to pseudo-psychedelic pop and crunching hard rock, touching on gospel, blues, and folk along the way." AMG Along the way, he "electronically gender-bent his vocals and achieved epic musical sprawl without sacrificing intimacy." BL "Most of this is attributable to genius; Prince flips back and forth between R&B and rock like a kid popping wheelies." TL
For the first time since 1982's 1999, Prince eschewed his backing band, The Revolution, "and hit the studio by himself, putting together four sides that acknowledge all his musical influences while remaining uniquely his." DBW "He sounds liberated, diving into territory merely suggested on Around the World in a Day and Parade. While the music overflows with generous spirit, these are among the most cryptic, insular songs he's ever written." AMG
"The lyrics show Prince in a rare state of maturity. Usually his lines range from overt sexual come-ons to garbled references to God, but here Prince actually has something to say. Prince decries the ills of society" RV on "the apocalyptic title track" RS500 " track among his alternating visions of hope and despair." RV When he does tackle his more traditional fare he does so with songs like The Cross, a "relgious rock anthem to die for," DBW and the "gender bending" DBW If I Was Your Girlfriend, in which Prince sings as 'Camille,' an "alter ego personified by scarily sped-up tapes." AMG The result is "the most disarming and bleak psycho-sexual song Prince ever wrote." AMG
The Revolution do make an appearance on It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night, "a funky, but slight live recording…[which] contains his first flirtation with rap." DBW Prince also delivers , "heavy funk" DBW on Hot Thing, "the Stax revamp on Slow Love," RS500 and the "lovely, complex ballad Adore with perhaps his finest vocal performance." DBW
There's also "the equally chilling Strange Relationship. These fraying relationships echo in the social chaos Prince writes about throughout the album. Apocalyptic imagery of drugs, bombs, empty sex, abandoned babies and mothers, and AIDS pop up again and again, yet he balances the despair with hope, whether it's God, love, or just having a good time. In its own roundabout way, Sign 'O' the Times is the sound of the late '80s – it's the sound of the good times collapsing and how all that doubt and fear can be ignored if you just dance those problems away." AMG
U Got the Look
Resources and Related Links:
- Prince's DMDB Encyclopedia entry
- album page on DMDB website (even more in-depth look at album)
- AMG All Music Guide review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
- BL Blender Magazine's 100 Greatest American Albums (10/08)
- RC Robert Christgau review
- RV The Review "100 Greatest Albums of All Time" by Clarke Speicher (October – November 2001; Vol. 128: numbers 12-23).
- RS500 Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
- TL Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Albums by Josh Tyrangiel and Alan Light (11/13/06).
- UT USA Today, Top 40 Albums – the USA Today Way (12/5/2003).
- DBW David Bertrand Wilson, Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews

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Pictures of Nicole Richie With Sparrow
Nicole Heads Back Home From the Big Apple For a Lunch Date With Her Boys
Nicole Richie and her husband Joel Madden took their youngest, Sparrow, out for lunch yesterday in LA. Nicole was sporting workout gear, perhaps after clocking a workout at Tracy Anderson's nearby studio, where she is a regular. The star is back in LA with her young family after stepping out with her fellow fashionable celebrities at the Met Gala on Monday night in NYC, where she rocked a glamorous, old Hollywood look on the red carpet. It was the latest event in what has been a style-focused several weeks for the designer and mother of two. She also took a trip to Florida to host a trunk show for her latest Winter Kate collection, toasted her friends Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen at a party for their TEXTILE Elizabeth and James line, and dished to Teen Vogue about her impressive collection of sunglasses, which she says tops 200 pairs!


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Mashable redesign: What draws attention?
CX Insights by : Paul Veugen January 14, 2010
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Mashable made a fresh start of the new year by launching a redesign. The intention of this new design was to put more focus on the stories, removing clutter, and dividing the content into sections (Home, Social Media, Mobile, Web Video, Entertainment, Business, Tech, and Jobs). In the past week more than 150 people commented on the blog post about the new design. Most reactions on Mashable seem to be positive about the new look and feel: 'Fresh & clean', 'I like the sections', 'More professional', and 'Clean and Simple'. What are the most important changes in this design iteration and what can we learn from feedback? We asked 60 social-media-savy participants for feedback.
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The Valentina Earrings Mini Leo
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*Each piece is handmade to order with a 1 week lead time.
New to Studio B we're welcoming Hattie Buzzard, another made in England hand crafted jewellery designer with a twist (our fave).
Really these earrings speak for themselves, beautiful geometric shapes in artful prints, monochrome pattern and colour pop tones. A unique collection we haven't seen anywhere else, again something we love at Studio B, and each piece is handmade from lightweight (and sustainable) polymer clay. Another one fulfilling our ethos of buy less, love more, B unique, B yourself.
Remember we work with our independent designers as a platform, meaning they see most the margin on their products (which is unusual), so you're fully supporting small business when buying through Studio B, a little bit of us, and a bit more of them.
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Handcrafted from polymer clay. Super lightweight statement earrings.
Sterling silver stud fastening.
Due to the handmade nature each design may vary slightly - meaning no one will have a pair like you!
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The Outlaw Cowl MKII is back for the 2018/2019 season, now upgraded with black Champion 3-End 20oz. sweatshirt fleece. Each cowl features heavy duty stitching, ruggedized hardware and a subtle Wild West style fold over chest accent--for additional protection.
Our new design provides a better fit for any body size or gender, and has two speed straps to adjust between a snug and loose fit.
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SI Engine Combustion and Knock Modelling Using Detailed Fuel Surrogate Models and Tabulated Chemistry
In the context of today's and future legislative requirements for NOx and soot particle emissions as well as today's market trends for further efficiency gains in gasoline engines, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models need to further improve their intrinsic predictive capability to fulfill OEM needs towards the future. Improving fuel chemistry modelling, knock predictions and the modelling of the interaction between the chemistry and turbulent flow are three key challenges to improve the predictivity of CFD simulations of Spark-Ignited (SI) engines. The Flamelet Generated Manifold (FGM) combustion modelling approach addresses these challenges. By using chemistry pre-tabulation technologies, today's most detailed fuel chemistry models can be included in the CFD simulation. This allows a much more refined description of auto-ignition delays for knock as well as radical concentrations which feed into emission models, at comparable or even reduced overall CFD run-time.


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A look at possible second-round draft picks for the Chicago Bulls.
Even though there were no marquee names at the Berto Center on Tuesday morning, the workout of eight second-round draft hopefuls was no trivial pursuit for a Bulls team that would like to add backcourt depth at either the 49th or 51st overall pick. After all, it was just three years ago when they pulled out a plum named Chris Duhon in Round 2. The list of candidates included Adam Haluska and Ron Lewis, a pair of Big Ten products who believe they did well enough to merit serious consideration. Although frequently overshadowed by teammates Mike Conley Jr. and Greg Oden last season, Lewis was especially effective late in games for an Ohio State team that advanced to the NCAA championship game. "Even when you're the second or third guy, you have to show them that you can play and shoot and take on some of the roles that they may have you do," said Lewis, one of as many as four Buckeyes who could be chosen in the June 28 draft. "I'll do the same things that I did at Ohio State: penetrate, pass, get to the basket, hit open shots and play good defense." As a senior, Lewis averaged 12.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. His passion for defense no doubt caught the attention of Bulls head coach Scott Skiles and general manager John Paxson, among others. At the predraft camp in Orlando, Lewis was measured at 6-foot-2¾, 194 pounds. "At Ohio State, I had to guard against one of the main players every game," said Lewis, who has also worked out for the New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, New York Knicks, Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings. "It's something that I got used to and something that I like." While Haluska is a work in progress as a defender and ballhandler, his athleticism and perimeter game could translate well at the next level. As a senior at Iowa, Haluska averaged 20.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game last season. "My biggest asset is my ability to hit open shots," he said. "My shot has gotten a lot better out there. It's a big adjustment when you leave college, because it's such an easy shot there. To step out a few more feet, it's more of a challenge. In the last couple months, I really worked on it." Like Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich, Haluska is an Iowa native. "The Bulls are kind of Iowa's team," Haluska said. "I watched almost all their games and followed Kirk Hinrich and guys like that." Haluska has worked out for the Knicks, Nets, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle SuperSonics. More Bulls coverage can be found online at www.dailysouthtown.com/sports.


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It explains why they've switched [microsoft.com] to the Word rendering engine for Outlook. The fewer places they're standards compliant, the better for their lockin.
I think it would be nice if browsers continued to fix spaghetti, but also showed a message somewhere that indicated that the page was buggy. Not a pop-up or anything, but a small, unobtrusive icon that was green and happy for a good page, or red and frowny for a bad.
Just out of curiosity, are you an iCab [icab.de] user?
most of this mess is indeed caused by Microsoft, but even they can't fix it in a day.
Would anyone mind if they had rewrite their web pages or at the very least, remove the code that checks for the version of IE and if it is IE in the first place? I wouldn't mind.
(Sorry, I have nothing more to say.)
Many sites and developers have done special work to work well with IE6, mostly as a result of the evolution of the web and standards since 2001 and the level of support in the various versions of IE that pre-date many standards.
... is...IE was doing things with web pages before there were standard ways to do those things. So IE needs to continue to support the IE way of doing things, in addition to the standard way of doing them. I could be wrong about this one,
Given the prevalence of dirty hacks to use HTML for layout, how do you know which result is "correct"? Heck, how do you know even know who decides what's correct, the user or the web developer?
Bad news: that page has to be the Acid2 test.Good News: Web developers will finally be able to develop a page once, according to standards, and have it work on all major browser
Guess which mode isn't the default?Internet Explorer 8 has correctly rendered the Acid2 page in "standards mode".
And, from what I've read before, it tests how browsers handle incorrect code [webstandards.org] as much as anything else--i.e., if it deals with errors correctly. I'd rather have it handle every bit of the spec correctly in the first place, and if it fails gracefully, that's nice too.Everything that Acid2 tests is specified in a Web standard, but not all Web standards are tested. Acid2 does not guarantee conformance with any specification.
It'll also be nice it it handles transparent PNGs properly with nothing more than an tag--like how IE/5 Mac did almost eight fucking years ago.
They finally did in IE7, released in November 2006.
And, from what I've read before, it tests how browsers handle incorrect code as much as anything else--i.e., if it deals with errors correctly.
That's not the only thing it tests, but proper error handling is critical for forward compatibility. A fully CSS2-compliant browser, when faced with CSS3, will see it as incorrect code. Ditto for an HTML4 browser looking at HTML5 or XHTML1. If there are well-specified ways to handle errors, and the browsers follow them, then you can predict what browsers will do if they don't support a particular feature.
And to follow up, here's a page that goes into much more detail on just what Acid2 tests [webstandards.org], including:
No but the browsers that do pass are in a higher category all to themselves.
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I love the title! Being a regular WiseBread reader, I knew what the message would be (retire earlier), but many people probably thought the title was going to imply what way too many magazine and newspaper articles recommend - that you'll have to work way past your 65th birthday. I can't imagine that. That's for people who don't take responsibility for themselves. They place their future in the hands of a company and/or the government. That's garbage. I will follow Warren Buffett's advice for investing in this economy: "Invest in Yourself."
Why You Shouldn't Plan to Retire at Age 65
Most traditional retirement advice columns I read are written as a guide to retiring in your 60s. Although the advice contained in these columns may be useful to some, I think that no one should count on retiring in their 60s — you should plan to retire earlier.
A typical retirement guide advises that you should have the equivalent of your salary saved up by age 35, and two times your salary saved up by 45. These are good goals if you plan to work until you are 65 or later, but personal issues like an illness could easily take you out of commission. Additionally, because there is really not much job security anymore, even if you wanted to keep your job for 40 years, there is no guarantee that you will be able to. It is best to save as much as you can while you have a steady income so that you can retire early if you are forced to.
For those who have a pension, it is still a good idea to save as much as you can because pension programs are being cut by many companies, and even governments, due to lack of funds. There is also no guarantee that you will be able to work until your pension is vested. I have heard of situations where employees were fired just a year or two before their pensions vested. If these people were betting on the pension and did not have personal savings, then they could no longer afford to retire.
Personally I am not planning to retire at age 65 because I just think the idea that most people have to work 45 years or more is ludicrous. I feel that these traditional retirement planning guides reinforce the idea that you must work until you are past 60, and that is just not something I plan to do. I plan to retire much earlier than that and spend more of my life as I want it.
Personal finance is personal, and you have the choice not to follow the masses. You can retire early if you want to, but it will take a mindset that is considered abnormal by the mainstream.
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I don't really know how you can be recommending people to start saving for retirement when they're middle aged, since there are millions of Americans who don't even have jobs right now. Most people will be lucky if they have anything saved by age 65, let alone enough to retire. It's nice to plan that way, but let's not be unrealistic.
I agree. There are millions of Americans right now living paycheck to paycheck. It's easy to advise early retirement, but how do propose to do that in this economy?
This is an interesting perspective that I've read in other sources, but what if you can't afford to retire any earlier than 65? I don't know what the state of your 401K is, but mine has suffered terribly lately and I have very, very good retirement plan in which nearly 25% of my salary goes into retirement.
I don't make an opulent salary, but I make twice as much as the mean income in the US. Plus I started a family later in life than most.
I know people CAN retire early, but after the recent economic downturn I hear more and more people saying that their plans for an early retirement has been put on hold.
I retired at 54 and my wife retired at 60. I had planned for many years to retire exactly at that age, however my wife, an RN, enjoyed her job and wanted to continue until she could no longer work.
We dipped in to our retirement savings one year but her SS and my pension provide for most of our normal living expenses. Next year I will start collecting SS as well so we expect to pass on a good deal of wealth to our children.
It is a wonderful goal but not realistically reachable by most people. I suppose if you stay single, no kids, no one to be responsible for and are able to get a college education with no debt there is a chance . . . .
I'm 21 now, shooting for retirement by 35. I can't understand why the retirement at 65 thing is so popular.
I think I want to emphasize that a lot of people just don't have the mindset for early retirement. If you believe that it's impossible then you won't even try.
It's refreshing to see an article that proposes lowering the retirement age, when the politics around us are suggesting it be raised to 70 or late 60s. The reality of the matter is that if you want to retire early, you have to plan for it and work towards achieving that goal.
What do you want to do when you retire? If I CAN retire by age 45, with a good pension, but I don't know what I want to do, should I retire or not? I'd like to get away from the job I'm doing now, but have never had a strong interest in doing anything else, in particular.


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I have to say that pineapple tarts are probably my all time favourite CNY cookie. My mum, from the time I could remember, was an avid baker and this was even more apparent when CNY beckons around the corner. My sis and I used to hate CNY as it meant that the weeks leading up to it, we'd both be forced to stay at home and help make cookies. Now, all I have for myself are memories of our cookie making sessions and of course, a batch of these yummy homemade cookies!! 🙂
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- 4 large pineapples
- Raw sugar, to taste
- 4 -6 cloves
- Remove pineapple skin and cut pineapple into rough pieces.
- Blend pineapple with a little bit of water.
- Run it through a sift, but not till all liquid is drained off. Leave pulp a little moist as this would help jam stay moist when cooking.
- Put all pulp in a large pot or frying pan. Cook over medium-high heat. Add cloves and sugar according to taste.
- Reduce heat and cook over medium-low heat till jam is semi-dry. Leave it to cool and dry overnight. Jam will dry up substantially and ready to be used for tarts.
- Roll jam into little balls to be used for tarts.
Pineapple Tarts
- 370 gms all purpose flour
- 250 gms butter
- 50 gms icing sugar
- 20 gms corn flour
- 2 egg yolk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy.
- Add in egg yolks and vanilla essence and beat for a minute or two.
- Add in sifted flour and corn flour to egg mixture.
- Press the dough through a mould. Trim edges if need be.
- Place a jam ball on top and roll up the dough (like a roulade).
- Gently tuck in edges and press to seal it. Trim off excessive dough, place on tray and bake till golden brown.


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Today there is a big conference [ar] starting, organised by Mauritania's Tewassoul party, with high-level delegates in attendance from many Arab states, including Tunisia, Kuwait, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Algeria. I'd expect increased security in and around Nouakchott, but have not seen the usual reports of any. Last night, the political opposition coalition held a licensed event which tens of thousands attended, but they were denied permission for a similar event a couple of weeks ago, with the authorities claiming the need to avoid large gatherings because of the security risks. Yet a few days ago, the American Embassy in Mauritania issued an oddly paranoid statement to nationals, warning them to be cautious in case of unrest or protests on or near December 14 and 19. These events are likely, they claim, because of the anticipated release of another film which is deliberately insulting to Muslims, as well as a new video about Osama bin Laden.
The Embassy in Mauritania has a quiet little Facebook page that mainly posts friendly invitations to attend the regular sessions they host for throngs of hopeful student visa applicants at the "American Corner" of Nouakchott University. The statement is not posted on Facebook, and I would never have known about it, except for a tweet from the US State Dept's travel advisory account:
To be honest, I had ignored an earlier "exclusive" report on a local website with little to commend it in the way of credibility, which claimed the embassy had sent all residents a warning note.
People in Mauritania were baffled by the embassy's official warning. "When did we ever see a protest in Mauritania about bin Laden?" one asked. Another said "bin Laden is no prophet, people can make any film they want about him, and no one will care." One replied to @TravelGov:
Bearing in mind that less than 5% of the population has internet access, and even then most of the time it's like dial-up that has been heavily sedated, there's precious little chance either film will reach a sizeable audience even in Nouakchott. To be super helpful in case any random terrorists really do fancy their chances, Ould Abdel Aziz listed a few potential targets during his recent speech at a UNESCO event in Paris, his default location since the 13 October incident. Taking all this into account, and in light of recent events in Egypt and the Maghreb region, it makes sense to stay tuned.
The sequel to the highly successful (in terms of provoking riots, and making a few people in the State Department look foolish) but very stupid "Innocence of Muslims" movie is called "The Innocent Prophet" and was delayed by the Spanish authorities threatening to revoke the Pakistani film maker Imran Firasat's refugee status if he released it on 14 December as planned. But it's out now, and the news cycle has calmed down enough to make space for a bigger splash than it would have gotten on December 14, given the terrible tragedy that occurred in Connecticut that day. Like it's fore-runner, The Innocent Prophet has a staggeringly small number of views so far. I suppose intelligence agency cyber trolls will have to post the link liberally on "jihadist" forums if they want to see more riots, arson attacks and deaths in time for Christmas.
(Updated 21 Dec) While I am thinking about false flags, do be on the lookout for more news about the two Alabama men arrested separately in Georgia, allegedly planning to make their way to Mauritania to "wage violent jihad". It's possible* Mohammad Abdul Rahman Abukhdair** and Randy (Rasheed) Wilson***, like so many others before them, got the idea after speaking to an undercover FBI agent. Including the agent, that is three people I would not want to have near any weapons or explosives. In any case, you could probably staff an entire katiba of terrorists and the necessary weapons for the price of their air fare from Alabama, by recruiting within the region. It just does not make sense for people to travel half way across the world to do it, unless they were incredibly dumb, or were just playing along, intending to renege on their end of the deal and get a free desert safari in the process. Now that international aid and development agencies are more interested in hiring locally, would it be too much to expect the FBI to follow suit?
Still on jihad, something that is jarring my instincts: these pastebin posts allegedly from a new(ish) cyber army of angry "Qassam Cyber Fighters" who hate American banks so much they decided to give advance notice of their intention to take down their websites, and even apologised for the delay in staging their onslaught, codenamed "Operation Ababil". Nice and polite, if not exactly stealthy, but thanks for giving all your targets time to tighten security, change passwords, etc. Anyone would think they were not a real cyber army at all. If you are a linguaphile, have fun analysing and comparing their use of Arabic and English. If not, have fun wondering why an Iranian regime cyber operation (as claimed) would use Arabic, when they apparently have a proud, Farsi-speaking, cyber army.
A late, but convenient addition to end with: a random tweet was posted yesterday about an alleged hacking ten months ago of Bank of Israel by a group calling themselves "Mauritania Hacker Team"
Here's their Facebook page, where the old news reports were reposted yesterday, which I assume explains the tweet.
Back in February, they posted this video claiming to show evidence of an intrusion that netted "all" Bank of Israel customer accounts:
Ignoring the fact that it looks decidedly fake, note the speed with which typing errors of English words are corrected, and use of words like "bingo" and the phrase "don't try this at home". Add to that the use of classroom French, typed more slowly with far higher accuracy in their next video. It gives the impression whoever created at least the first and probably the second would feel more at home in Oxshott than Nouakchott. No offence to Oxshottonians, it could be any cosy corner of over-privileged middle-class and perhaps even middle-aged (bingo? really?) England.
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* In the criminal complaint that led to his arrest, Randy Wilson was said to be a former room mate of another Mobile, Alabama man, Omar Shafik Hammami (aka Abu Mansour al-Amriki), who was just reportedly kicked out of Somalian al-Qaeda franchise Al-Shabaab for spreading the wrong message in videos he posted online. Although they did know one another about 10 years ago, the information about Wilson and Hammami's living arrangements turned out to be false (see below). There was a rather long delay between news about his first video – in which he said he feared his life was in danger – appearing in March 2012, and the 17 December reports of the announcement of Hammami's expulsion. March was also when the coup in Mali was claimed to have accelerated the spread of rebel groups in the north, as the vast region was abandoned by both civil and military authorities along with most NGOs and aid agencies. This heightened activity was accompanied by reports that fighters from other al Qaeda groups were moving into Mali. Wherever Hammami – who incidentally is married to a Somali woman, and they have at least one child, a daughter – shows up next, it is unlikely to be America.
** According to this post, a Syracuse, NY native by the name of Mohammad Abdul Rahman Abukhdair was arrested in Egypt in 2010 on charges of suspected terrorist activity. In 2011, he was deported back to the U.S., taking residency in both Ohio and Alabama.
*** Randy Wilson appeared in court and was refused bail after the judge heard testimony from FBI Special Agent Tim Green, who had established an online relationship with the defendant and his co-accused over a period of two years, by pretending to have a shared interest in Islam. Green also confessed in court that the story about Wilson being a former room mate of Omar Hammami was a lie and claimed he" didn't know where it came from". Wilson's case will be heard on December 27, local press reported. There are no similar reports for Mohammad Abdul Rahman Abukhdair as yet. Given the fact that the two New Jersey men arrested in the almost identical "Operation Arabian Knight" case in 2010 have still not been sentenced, despite accepting a plea bargain, we should not expect any swift justice.
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What would you do for $1.4 million? Swallow your pride? Endorse ideas you find preposterous? Eat regret three times daily and sleep on a bed of worries?
As manager of the Rockies, Jim Tracy has a thankless job that pays a hefty $1.4 million.
After gathering to bury the worst season in franchise history, the Rockies and Tracy are having trouble deciding if they are right for each other.
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Unless Tracy truly believes Colorado can make the playoffs in 2013, he needs to find a way to wiggle out of this dead-end job without forfeiting $1.4 million. That's a tricky proposition.
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WBU Alum Marvin Matthews headlines event
PLAINVIEW - Christian vocalist Marvin Matthews will return to his alma mater on Saturday, Sept. 20 to headline the Gospel Sing-spiration, a Gaither-inspired evening of music featuring area singers, hosted by Wayland Baptist University. Another WBU alum and recording artist, Keith Longbotham, is expected to appear as well.
The event, sponsored by Wayland's Alpha Psi Omega theatre service fraternity, will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Harral Memorial Auditorium on the Plainview campus. Tickets will be $10 per person and concessions will be available at intermission.
Saturday's performance will feature Matthews presenting his soulful style of gospel music, backed by a mass choir of singers from throughout West Texas. Since graduating from Wayland in 1978, Matthews has ministered all over America, toured Korea, and led Christian workers in praise and worship at various conferences.
Matthews is no stranger to the Gaither music tradition, having been featured on two videos in Bill and Gloria Gaither's Homecoming series, "So Glad" and "Sweet, Sweet Spirit." Matthews has also performed at the Olympics in Barcelona, Spain; Atlanta; and Sydney, Australia. He has sung on television programs on TNN, TBN, CBN and BET, and makes regular chapel appearances at Wayland.
A 1975 graduate of Wayland, Longbotham is a native of Plainview. He entered full-time music evangelism in 1980, and has since performed across the country. In 1982 Longbotham was selected to perform with "Country Grass," a bluegrass group at Opryland USA in Nashville, Tenn. While at Opryland, he performed on numerous local television shows, The Nashville Network and appeared many times on the world famous Grand Old Opry. He currently performs every Tuesday and Friday night at the Opryland KOA Campground Theatre from April through October. He also performs at several resorts in the western USA during the winter months.
Other vocalists to be featured during the program include Amy and Travis Thornton of Plainview and Summit Trace - a gospel quartet of Wayland music students. Robert Black, assistant professor of music at Wayland, will accompany the event on the piano.
Spaces remain open for the mass choir, which will be backing up many of the feature soloists. Anyone interested in singing is welcome to come. A children's choir is also open to young people wanting to sing for the event. Those interested in singing in the choirs may contact Tisa Whitfill before the concert at 291-1080. A rehearsal for the choir will be held Thursday, Sept. 18, at 6 p.m. in the auditorium.
Funds raised from the event will help fund a trip to New York City for Wayland theatre students, planned for Dec. 29 - Jan. 2, 2004. The group will see a variety of shows and other New York attractions and will watch the ball drop on New Year's Eve in Times Square. The trip is open to the public and will cost around $1,200. The deadline to make a $100 deposit is Oct. 6. Another $700 will be due on Nov. 3, with the balance due before the trip. The exact cost will be announced in October after the number of travelers is determined. For more information on the trip or to make a reservation, contact Whitfill at 291-1080.


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Zion Mennonite Church (Dallas, Oregon, USA)
Zion Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite), located 4 miles (6.5 km) from Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, a member of the Pacific District Conference, was organized in 1897 and was discontinued in 1931, when the building was moved to Dallas and the congregation reorganized and renamed the Grace Mennonite Church.
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Franz, John M. "Zion Mennonite Church (Dallas, Oregon, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 26 Sep 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Zion_Mennonite_Church_(Dallas,_Oregon,_USA)&oldid=62234.
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Franz, John M. (1959). Zion Mennonite Church (Dallas, Oregon, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 26 September 2020, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Zion_Mennonite_Church_(Dallas,_Oregon,_USA)&oldid=62234.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1033. All rights reserved.
©1996-2020 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.


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Gastrointestinal Quackery:
Colonics, Laxatives, and More
Stephen Barrett, M.D.
The importance of "regularity" to overall health has been greatly overestimated for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptians associated feces with decay and used enemas and laxatives liberally. In more recent times, this concern has been embodied in the concept of "autointoxication" and has been promoted by warnings against "irregularity." [1]
The theory of "autointoxication" states that stagnation of the large intestine (colon) causes toxins to form that are absorbed and poison the body. Some proponents depict the large intestine as a "sewage system" that becomes a "cesspool" if neglected. Other proponents state that constipation causes hardened feces to accumulate for months (or even years) on the walls of the large intestine and block it from absorbing or eliminating properly. This, they say, causes food to remain undigested and wastes from the blood to be reabsorbed by the body [2].
Around the turn of the twentieth century many physicians accepted the concept of autointoxication, but it was abandoned after scientific observations proved it wrong. In 1919 and 1922, it was clearly demonstrated that symptoms of headache, fatigue, and loss of appetite that accompanied fecal impaction were caused by mechanical distension of the colon rather than by production or absorption of toxins [3,4]. Moreover, direct observation of the colon during surgical procedures or autopsies found no evidence that hardened feces accumulate on the intestinal walls.
Today we know that most of the digestive process takes place in the small intestine, from which nutrients are absorbed into the body. The remaining mixture of food and undigested particles then enters the large intestine, which can be compared to a 40-inch-long hollow tube. Its principal functions are to transport food wastes from the small intestine to the rectum for elimination and to absorb minerals and water. Careful observations have shown that the bowel habits of healthy individuals can vary greatly. Although most people have a movement daily, some have several movements each day, while others can go several days or even longer with no adverse effects.
The popular diet book Fit for Life (1986) is based on the notion that when certain foods are eaten together, they "rot," poison the system, and make the person fat. To avoid this, the authors recommend that fats, carbohydrates and protein foods be eaten at separate meals, emphasizing fruits and vegetables because foods high in water content can "wash the toxic waste from the inside of the body" instead of "clogging" the body. These ideas are utter nonsense [5].
Some chiropractors, naturopaths, and assorted food faddists claim that "death begins in the colon" and that "90 percent of all diseases are caused by improperly working bowels." The practices they recommend include fasting, periodic "cleansing" of the intestines, and colonic irrigation.
- Fasting is said to "rejuvenate" the digestive organs, increase elimination of "toxins, and "purify" the body."
- Cleansing" can be accomplished with a variety of "natural" laxative products.
- Colonic irrigation is performed by passing a rubber tube through the rectum. Some proponents have advocated that the tube be inserted as much as 30 inches. Warm water—often 20 gallons or more—is pumped in and out through the tube, a few pints at a time, to wash out the contents of the large intestine. (An ordinary enema uses about a quart of fluid.) Some practitioners add herbs, coffee, enzymes, wheat or grass extract, or other substances to the enema solution.
The Total Health Connection and Canadian Natural Health and Healing Center Web sites provide more details of proponents' claims. The latter states that "there is only one cause of disease—toxemia" and offers "the most comprehensive in-depth colon therapy on the continent." The course costs $985 for 5 days of in-clinic training or $295 by correspondence.
Some "alternative" practitioners make bogus diagnoses of "parasites," for which they recommend "intestinal cleansers," plant enzymes, homeopathic remedies. Health-food stores sell products of this type with claims that they can "rejuvenate" the body and kill the alleged invaders.
The danger of these practices depends upon how much they are used and whether they are substituted for necessary medical care. Whereas a 1-day fast is likely to be harmless (though useless), prolonged fasting can be fatal. "Cleansing" with products composed of herbs and dietary fiber is unlikely to be physically harmful, but the products involved can be expensive. Some people have reported expelling large amounts of what they claim to be feces that have accumulated on he intestinal wall. However, experts believe these are simply "casts" formed by the fiber contained in the "cleansing" products.
Although laxative ads warn against "irregularity," constipation should be defined not by the frequency of movements but by the hardness of the stool. Ordinary constipation usually can be remedied by increasing the fiber content of the diet, drinking adequate amounts of water, and engaging in regular exercise. If the bowel is basically normal, dietary fiber increases the bulk of the stool, softens it, and speeds transit time. Defecating soon after the urge is felt also can be helpful because if urges are ignored, the rectum may eventually stop signaling when defecation is needed. Stimulant laxatives (such as cascara or castor oil) can damage the nerve cells in the colon wall, decreasing the force of contractions and increasing the tendency toward constipation. Thus, people who take strong laxatives whenever they "miss a movement" may wind up unable to move their bowels without them. Frequent enemas can also lead to dependence [6]. A doctor should be consulted if constipation persists or represents a significant change in bowel pattern.
Colonic irrigation, which also can be expensive, has considerable potential for harm. The process can be very uncomfortable, since the presence of the tube can induce severe cramps and pain. If the equipment is not adequately sterilized between treatments, disease germs from one person's large intestine can be transmitted to others. Several outbreaks of serious infections have been reported, including one in which contaminated equipment caused amebiasis in 36 people, 6 of whom died following bowel perforation [7-9]. Cases of heart failure (from excessive fluid absorption into the bloodstream) and electrolyte imbalance have also been reported [10]. Direct rectal perforation has also been reported [11]. Yet no license or training is required to operate a colonic-irrigation device. In 1985, a California judge ruled that colonic irrigation is an invasive medical procedure that may not be performed by chiropractors and the California Health Department's Infectious Disease Branch stated: "The practice of colonic irrigation by chiropractors, physical therapists, or physicians should cease. Colonic irrigation can do no good, only harm." The National Council Against Health Fraud agrees [12].
In 2009, Dr. Edzard Ernst tabulated the therapeutic claims he found on the Web sites of six "professional organizations of colonic irrigations." The themes he found included detoxification, normailzation of intestinal function, treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, and weight loss. He also found claims elated to asthma, menstrual irregularities, circulatory disorders, skin problems, and improvements in energy levels. Searching Medline and Embase, he was unable to find a single controlled clinical trial that substantited any of these claims [13].
Legal Action
The FDA classifies colonic irrigation systems as Class III devices that cannot be legally marketed except for medically indicated colon cleansing (such as before a radiologic endoscopic examination). No system has been approved for "routine" colon cleansing to promote the general well being of a patient. Since 1997, the agency has issued at least seven warning letters related to colon therapy:
- In 1997, Colon Therapeutics, of Groves, Texas, and its owner Jimmy John Girouard were warned about safety and quality control violations of the Jimmy John colon hydrotherapy unit and related devices [14].
- In 1997, Tiller Mind & Body, of San Antonio, Texas and its owner Jeri C. Tiller, were ordered to stop claiming that their Libbe colonic irrigation device was effective against acne, allergies, asthma and low-grade chronic infections and improved liver function and capillary and lymphatic circulation [15].
- In 1997, Colon Hygiene Services, of Austin, Texas and its owner Rocky Bruno was notified that their colonic irrigation system could not be legally marketed without FDA approval [16].
- In 1999, Dotolo Research Corporation, of Pinellas Park, Florida, and its chief executive officer Raymond Dotolo were warned about quality control violations and lack of FDA approval for marketing its Toxygen BSC-UV colonic irrigation system [17].
- In 2001, Clearwater Colon Hydrotherapy, of Ocala, Florida, and its vice president Stuart K. Baker were warned about quality control violations and lack of FDA approval for marketing their colonic irrigators [18].
- In 2003. the International Colon Hydrotherapy Association, of San Antonio, Texas and its executive director Augustine R. Hoenninger, III, PhD, ND, were notified that it lacked FDA approval to sponsor "research" that had been proposed or actually begun on the devices of five companies [19].
- In 2003, Girourd and Colon Therapeutics were notified that his devices require professional supervision and cannot be legally marketed directly to consumers. The letter noted that he had obtained marketing clearance only for use in medically indicated colon cleansing, such as before radiologic or sigmoidoscopic examinations [20].
- In 2003, the Wood Hygienic Institute of Kissimmee, Florida, and its owner Helen Wood were warned about quality control violations and the use of unapproved therapeutic claims in marketing their devices [21].
Girouard, Colon Therapeutics, Tiller Mind & Body, operators of the Years to Your Life Health Centers, companies that manufactured several components of Girouard's colonic irrigation systems, and organizations that trained operators of the devices are being sued in connection with the death of a 72-year-old woman who perforated her large intestine while administering colonic irrigation. The suit alleges that the woman was unsupervised when she administered the "colonic," perforated her colon early in the procedure, required surgery the same day, and remained seriously ill for several months before she died from liver failure. The complaint also alleges that Years to Your Life Health Center falsely advertised colonic irrigations as "painless" procedures which provided health benefits including an improved immune system and increased energy, as well as relief from indigestion, diarrhea, constipation, weight loss, body odor, candida, acne, mucus colitis, gas, food cravings, fatigue, obesity, diverticulosis, bad breath, parasitic infections, and premenstrual syndrome [22]. In response to the woman's death and reports of serious injuries to four other patients, the Texas Attorney General filed lawsuits against:
- Girouard and Colon Therapeutics
- Abundant Health and Wellness Institute, and its owner, Cordelia Beall
- Gentle Colonics Inc. and its owner, Denson Ingram
- Eternal Health Inc., doing business as Years to Your Life and Cynthia Pitre
- Jennifer Jackson, doing business as Body Cleanse Spa
- Tiller Mind Body Inc., doing business as Mind Body Naturopathic Institute and Jerri Tiller
- International Association for Colon Hydrotherapy, Class 3 Study Group and Augustine R. Hoenninger III
- Linda Gonzalez, doing business as El Paso Health Center.
- Soledad Herrera, doing business as Body Matters of El Paso
- Lisa Ramoin, doing business as Alternative Health (Houston)
- Janice Jackson, doing as InsideOut and Within (Houston)
The suits charged all of the defendants with engaging in the promotion, sale or unauthorized use of prescription devices for colonic hydrotherapy treatments without physician involvement. In 2004 and 2005, the cases involving Girouard, Ingram, Beall, the Jacksons, Herrera, Ramoin, and their companies were settled with consent agreements under which they would pay a total of $178,000 in civil penalties, fees, and costs to the state [23-25].
For Additional Information
- Chen TS, Chen PS. Intestinal autointoxication: A gastrointestinal leitmotive. Journal Clinical Gastroenterology 11:343-441, 1989.
- Ernst E. Colonic irrigation and the theory of autointoxication: A triumph of ignorance over science. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology 24:196-198, 1997.
- Alvarez WC. Origin of the so-called auto-intoxication symptoms. JAMA 72:8-13, 1919.
- Donaldson AN. Relation of constipation to intestinal intoxication. JAMA 78:884-888, 1922.
- Kenney JJ. Fit For Life: Some notes on the book and Its roots. Nutrition Forum, March 1986.
- Use of enemas is limited. FDA Consumer 18(6):33, 1984.
- Amebiasis associated with colonic irrigation - Colorado. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 30:101-102, 1981.
- Istre GR and others. An outbreak of amebiasis spread by colonic irrigation at a chiropractic clinic. New England Journal of Medicine 307:339-342, 1982.
- Benjamin R and others. The case against colonic irrigation. California Morbidity, Sept 27, 1985.
- Eisele JW, Reay DT. Deaths related to coffee enemas. JAMA 244:1608-1609, 1980.
- Handley DV and others. Rectal perforation from colonic irrigation administered by alternative practitioners. Medical Journal of Australia 181:575-576, 2004.
- Jarvis WT. Colonic Irrigation. National Council Against Health Fraud, 1995.
- Ernst E. Colonic irrigation: therapeutic claims by professional organizations, a review. International Journal of Clinical Practcie 64:429-431, 2010.
- Baca JR. Warning letter to Colon Therapeutics, April 27, 1997.
- Baca, JR. Warning letter to Tiller Mind & Body, June 2, 1997.
- Baca JR. Warning letter to Colon Hygiene Services, June 20, 1997.
- Tolen DD. Warning letter to Dotolo Research Corporation, July 21, 1999.
- Singleton E. Warning letter to Clearwater Colon Hydrotherapy, Sept 13, 2001.
- Marcarelli MM. Warning letter to International Colon Hydrotherapy Association, March 21, 2003.
- Chappel MA. Warning letter to Colon Therapeutics, Oct 23, 2003.
- Ormond E. Warning letter to Wood Hygienic Institute, Oct 23, 2003.
- Barrett S. Colonic promoters facing legal actions. Quackwatch, Nov 11, 2003.
- Attorney General Abbott sues ' colonic hydrotherapy ' providers for abuse of medical devices; one death reported: Suits allege unsafe use of devices without physician oversight is a public health issue. Texas Attorney General news release, Dec 1, 2003.
- Barrett S. Texas Attorney General reaches settlement with three colonic hydrotherapy providers. Casewatch, July 16, 2004.
- Attorney General Abbott wins court judgment with six colon hydrotherapy providers. News release, March 1, 2005.
This article was revised on August 4, 2010.


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Supreme Court Ends Overall Limit on Political Donations
Justices, in 5-4 Vote, Rule $123,200 Cap on Individuals' Giving in Election Cycle Violates Free Speech
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court struck down some caps on political contributions Wednesday, the latest in a string of decisions rolling back campaign-finance regulations that have fundamentally altered how elections are fought.
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That should have been a penalty on both Shields and Hester. I know Hester was the one "caught" but I don't like that. Should have been offsetting.
Bad call against Hester
One Response to "Bad call against Hester"
Joe Says:
September 26, 2011 at 9:52 am |
I think the ref was going to let it go. Just two aggressive guys trading shots, calm them down and let it go, BUT then Hester reached across the ref and smack shields (and hit the ref a bit). I think that is why the flag came out.


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The heart muscle is supplied blood through the coronary arteries. The left coronary artery supplies blood to the left ventricle. The right coronary artery supplies blood to the right ventricle.
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or heart bypass surgery is recommended when one or more coronary arteries are seriously blocked and blood supply to the heart muscle is insufficient. Several tests are done to identify the cause of the chest pain (angina), such as blood tests and x-ray studies (angiograms).
Although the heart itself is not opened, the heart-lung bypass machine is used to re-route the blood from the heart while the surgery is being done to provide adequate circulation to the brain and other vital organs.
Coronary bypass surgery is an open heart surgery (the chest is opened, but not the heart itself). It is done through an opening through the breast bone. While one surgeon is working on the chest, another surgeon works on taking a length of vein (saphenous vein) for the bypass through a long incision along the inside of the lower leg. The vein is sewn in above and below the blockage in the coronary artery. Alternatively, an artery from the interior aspect of the chest wall (internal mammary artery), or the arm (radial artery) is used.
In many cases, more than one coronary artery must be bypassed, and both the internal mammary and radial arteries and the saphenous vein are used to perform the bypasses.
After the operation, the patient will spend 7 to 10 days in the hospital, the first 1 to 3 days in an intensive-care unit (ICU). Chest tubes will be in place for the first 2 to 3 days to drain any residual blood and fluid from around the heart. Heart functions will be monitored. The full benefits from the operation may not be ascertained until 3 to 6 months after surgery. Sexual activity may be resumed 3 to 4 weeks after surgery. All activities that do not cause fatigue are permitted, but the patient must not strain the healing chest bone (sternum).


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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Turning Taiwanese: Kavalan
World whiskies are getting bigger all the time as more and more countries follow the example of Japan and make Scotch style single malts. Kavalan is a Taiwanese single malt whiskey made at the King Car Distillery that came on the scene in 2008. They started with the competent, if unexciting Kavalan Single Malt. Then, in 2010, they began releasing the Solist line, a line of single cask, cask strength expressions aged in different woods.
Kavalan isn't yet available in the US, but hopefully, we will see them before too long. I was lucky enough to have some relatives visit Taiwan and bring me samples from the Solist line so I thought I would see what they're like.
Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Cask, 58.2% abv. (As these are single casks, abv varies from cask to cask)
The nose is fruity with white wine notes as well as some hay and horse feed notes in the background. The palate has the same fruity/malty mix, starting sweet with pears and canned peaches, then malty notes and Cream of Wheat. The finish is just vaguely fruity. This is a nicely drinkable malt.
Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique, 57% abv.
This one is aged in American oak wine barrels that had held both red and white wine. The nose on this one has a very light wine note. The palate is very fruity in the way that sherry aged casks are with dried fruit, but then has some nice, dry woodiness to balance it out. The finish is fruity, with a distinctively grape note, along with a touch of anise. Tasting blind, I would likely guess this was a sherry cask, though maybe third or fourth fill.
Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask, 57% abv.
The sherry cask is aged in Oloroso sherry butts. Nosing this you get figs, sherry, maybe even balsamic vinegar, though not in a vinegary way, if that makes any sense. The palate has dry sherry notes and some earthy, rancio type notes. The finish is full of nice earthy sherry notes. This is certainly comparable to any of the standard, good sherried single malts from Scotland.
Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Cask, 58.6% abv.
The nose on this is striking with big, sweet sherry notes. The palate is very sweet sherry (strange, since fino is a very dry sherry) just bursting with fruit and sweet wine. In the finish, the sherry fades to an Angostura Bitters type flavor.
This Kavalan series was quite good. Kavalan exhibits a sweet, fruity character which is quite drinkable, even at cask strength (tasting blind, I would never have guessed the abv on these was as high as it is). While I enjoyed all of them, the Fino Cask definitely stood out; it's a bold, fruity sherry without any sulphur which hits my sweet spot for sherry pretty well (though it's on the sweet side of my sweet spot). Hopefully, these will land on our shores before too long.
See the LA Whiskey Society ratings for the Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon cask, Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique, Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask and Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Cask.
Labels: Kavalan, Taiwanese Whiskey, Whiskey
5 comments:
- Tim said...
Agreed - Fino was really great. I had no idea it was close to 60 - it's easy drinking in the extreme. Maybe a touch sweet but still really enjoyable.
- January 30, 2013 at 10:19 AM
- Vit said...
The Fino pairs nicely with Stinky tofu and 1000 year old egg.
- January 30, 2013 at 12:14 PM
- sku said...
Vit, I didn't know that. I wonder what the corkage policy is at Huge Tree Pastry.
- January 30, 2013 at 12:17 PM
- Billy said...
They are rather good - I've not tried the Fino yet, but that's mainly as it's 2.5 times as expensive as the Bourbon/Sherry...
(also it's Solist rather than Soloist)
- January 30, 2013 at 5:11 PM
- sku said...
Oops, thanks for the correction Billy. Yes, the Fino is the priciest. I didn't include prices because they aren't on the US market yet, so I don't know what they would be.
- January 30, 2013 at 6:53 PM
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Shares of The Rubicon Project jumped Wednesday after the ad exchange's initial public offering priced at $101.5 million.
The offering of 6.8 million shares priced at $15 a share, at the low end of its expectations. Rubicon is selling 5.4 million shares and will get $81.3 million in gross proceeds. The rest of the shares are being sold by Rubicon shareholders.
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